Eric Deggans

Tv and Media Critic for the Saint Petersburg Times

Eric Deggans appears in the following:

TV Review: Jay Pharoah In 'White Famous'

Friday, October 13, 2017

White Famous is a new Showtime comedy series premiering Sunday. It's a satire on Hollywood race relations based on the career of Jamie Foxx. It stars Jay Pharoah, who was on Saturday Night Live.

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Kenan Thompson Becomes Longest-Serving Cast Member On SNL

Friday, October 06, 2017

With the start of this season of SNL, Kenan Thompson became longest-serving cast member in the show's history. So what's the secret to his longevity and making it click with the audience?

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Is A Refreshing Triumph

Monday, September 25, 2017

The new CBS series has eye-popping special effects and a classic Trek adventure story that has been updated for today's sci-fi audience.

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TV Director Lesli Linka Glatter On Trusting Your Gut

Monday, September 25, 2017

Director Lesli Linka Glatter is one of the rare TV directors who's worked in high-quality television for three decades. Her newest project is Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.

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Emmy Awards: 'Handmaid's Tale' And 'Veep' Win In Multiple Categories

Monday, September 18, 2017

Stephen Colbert hosted the 69th Emmy Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles. The Handmaid's Tale won the Emmy for drama series. Veep and Atlanta split the major comedy categories.

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Review: Ken Burns' 'The Vietnam War'

Friday, September 15, 2017

Filmmaker Ken Burns and collaborators turn their lens to the Vietnam War in a 10-part, 18-hour documentary. It was six years in the making and includes rarely seen footage.

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In 'The Deuce,' Sex Isn't Titillating — It's Business

Friday, September 08, 2017

David Simon's gritty new drama follows pornography's transition from back-alley pursuit to billion-dollar industry. The sex scenes are transactional, but also explicit, with equal opportunity nudity.

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Facebook Prepares To Launch New Video Streaming Service

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Facebook is rolling out it's new video streaming service this week. "Facebook Watch" is accessed by a button on the home page feed. Click and you get tons of shows, including a couple of originals. It's paid for by ads, which could be aimed directly at you, since Facebook knows all about you.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Finale: Epic In More Ways Than One

Monday, August 28, 2017

Game of Thrones fans found out what the episode title, "The Dragon and the Wolf," meant Sunday night, when season seven of the wildly popular HBO show came to an end.

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How Late Night TV Addressed Charlottesville And This Week In Politics

Saturday, August 19, 2017

This week gave late night television shows a lot of material to work with — a recap and review of how they did.

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A Radiant, Isolated Star: A New Documentary Tells Whitney Houston's Story

Friday, August 18, 2017

Whitney: Can I Be Me is an unauthorized documentary that marshals the voices of Houston's friends and former employees to tell an intimate, tragic story.

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Netflix, ABC Portrayals Of Autism Still Fall Short, Critics Say

Friday, August 11, 2017

Two new TV series feature main characters who have autism. While some are applauding the fresh take on the disorder, others worry that the shows send the wrong messages.

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'The Bachelorette' Concludes Landmark Season As Rachel Lindsay Gives Final Rose

Tuesday, August 08, 2017

The season finale of ABC's The Bachelorette aired on Monday night. This season featured the first African-American star, Rachel Lindsay, and a multi-racial cast of suitors for her hand in marriage.

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Criticism Of The Fall TV Season Is Off And Running

Tuesday, August 08, 2017

The TV Critics Association summer press tour wraps up this week. We get a sneak peek at what's to come on TV this fall.

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Black Producers, HBO Defend Upcoming Series 'Confederate'

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Executive producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman and Malcolm Spellman spoke to NPR's Eric Deggans to push back against the notion the show will be "a celebration ... of slavery."

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'Last Chance U': Netflix Docuseries Follows Troubled Community College Football Stars

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Last Chance U is a docuseries on Netflix that takes viewers inside the football program at East Mississippi Community College, where troubled football stars try to work their way back to top schools.

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'Hawaii Five-0' Casting Announcement Doesn't Fix CBS's Larger Diversity Problem

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

CBS announced the three new actors who will be joining the cast of its cop drama. To no one's surprise, all are nonwhite. But the network still has work to do.

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TV Review: 'Game Of Thrones' Returns For Its 7th Season

Monday, July 17, 2017

It's been more than a year since the last season of Game of Thrones ended. It is a show with a lot of characters and a lot of moving parts. So how was it? Our TV critic has a review.

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HBO Summer: 'Game Of Thrones' And More Return

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Game of Thrones returns to HBO Sunday night. And next Sunday, Ballers and Insecure will also come back for another season of must-watch viewing.

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'Saturday Night Live' And 'Westworld' Scoop Up Most Emmy Nominations

Thursday, July 13, 2017

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans gives us his take on the 2017 Emmy nominations. With 22 nominations each, Saturday Night Live and Westworld are tied for the most Emmy nods of the season.

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